Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

सोमोत्पत्तिं सोमसूक्तं पाठयेच्च प्रयत्नतः । चंद्रपूजां ततः कुर्यादागमोक्तविधानतः

Transliteration

somotpattiṃ somasūktaṃ pāṭhayecca prayatnataḥ | caṃdrapūjāṃ tataḥ kuryādāgamoktavidhānataḥ

Translation

ਯਤਨ ਨਾਲ ਸੋਮ ਦੀ ਉਤਪੱਤੀ ਦਾ ਵਰਣਨ ਅਤੇ ਸੋਮ-ਸੂਕਤ ਦਾ ਪਾਠ ਕਰਵਾਏ। ਫਿਰ ਆਗਮਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਹੀ ਵਿਧੀ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਚੰਦਰ ਦੀ ਪੂਜਾ ਕਰੇ।

Word by Word

• सोमोत्पत्तिम्: the origin of Soma
• सोमोत्पत्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम + उत्पत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सोमस्य उत्पत्तिः)

• सोमसूक्तम्: the Soma hymn
• सोमसूक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम + सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सोमस्य सूक्तम्)

• पाठयेत्: should recite / have recited
• पाठयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative sense: ‘cause to be read/recite’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रयत्नतः: with effort; diligently
• प्रयत्नतः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

• चंद्रपूजाम्: worship of the Moon
• चंद्रपूजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चंद्र + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (चंद्रस्य पूजा)

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• कुर्यात्: should do / should perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• आगमोक्तविधानतः: according to the procedure stated in the Āgamas
• आगमोक्तविधानतः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आगम + उक्त + विधान + तः (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त + अव्यय)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय; समासः—आगमोक्तविधान (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः: ‘आगमे उक्तं विधानम्’) + तः

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced for Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra (Soma-kathā + Soma-sūkta context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A reciter reads from a palm-leaf manuscript describing Soma’s origin while devotees sit in attentive silence; nearby, the altar awaits Candra-pūjā with lamps and white flowers.

Characters & Entities

• Soma
• Soma-sūkta
• Candra
• Āgama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual is deepened by remembering sacred origins and hymns, uniting knowledge (smaraṇa) with worship (pūjā).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā is the broader sacred locale; this verse emphasizes liturgical preparation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recite Soma’s origin narrative and the Soma-sūkta, then perform Candra-pūjā according to Āgamic rules.